Since 2021, Olaf Scholz has been the Social Democrat chancellor of Germany. But in November, his three way coalition collapsed in spectacular fashion. Now, the country is off to the polling booths.

So, who are the front-runners and what could German leadership look like in the near future? And how has Elon Musk injected himself in to the equation? 

Rohan Venkat and Emily Tamkin discuss with Carol Schaeffer, an American journalist based in Germany. She has written for The Nation, Smithsonian Magazine, ProPublica, The Atlantic, and other publications.

Here are the Trike Recommendations from this episode:

• https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/02/17/marco-rubio-state-department-toosi-00204407
• https://theprint.in/opinion/india-us-ties-stuck-in-cute-acronyms-delhi-must-wait-out-the-chaos/2497844/

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